Getting nearer the top teams is the subject when these mid-table teams do battle. Both will be trying to better their league table position, Notts County in 8th and Grimsby Town in 10th spot.
- Notts County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Notts County form and stats
Notts County are steadily winning National League games and points here at Meadow Lane Stadium. 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. Ever since the Bromley game Notts County has been unbeatable here at Meadow Lane Stadium producing four straight wins.
Vincent was the last player to score a league goal for Notts County and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Notts County haven't scored in 192 minutes.
No payout for Notts County in their previous match, an away game at Bromley that ended in defeat 0-1.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Wealdstone the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how County have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won eight times, drawn four and lost five.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the National League game versus Barnet in only three days. This game is also played here at Meadow Lane Stadium.
The Notts County manager Burchnall has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. Notts County's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Grimsby Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Grimsby Town so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Grimsby Town, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
Impressive finishing from Efete (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Wealdstone in their previous game.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Wrexham wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.We have checked recent matches where Grimsby Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were four victories, two draws and eight defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Grimsby Town are hosting King's Lynn Town in the National League only three days away.
17 goals have been conceded by Grimsby in these games.
Head 2 Head
Grimsby Town - Notts County 0-1 was the story when these contenders previously played each other, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Notts County wins - draws - Grimsby Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Wootton 12 goals | R. da Rocha Rodrigues 8 goals | C. Roberts 8 goals |
Notts County missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| Notts County | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 40 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 26 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 78% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 64% |
| 43% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 40% |
| 35% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 30% | 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 16% |
| 61% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 44% |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 32% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 28% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.4 | 11.1 |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 36% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 26% | 32% |
| 9.7 | 9.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.2 | 7.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Notts County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Notts County have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Notts County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stockport County | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Halifax Town | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | Bromley | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 49 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 | Solihull Moors | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 8 | Notts County | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 9 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 42 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 39 |
| 11 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 34 |
| 13 | Southend United | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 32 |
| 14 | Woking | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | Eastleigh | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -10 | 31 |
| 16 | Aldershot Town | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | -8 | 30 |
| 17 | Barnet | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -16 | 27 |
| 18 | Altrincham | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -13 | 26 |
| 19 | Maidenhead United | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -19 | 26 |
| 20 | Wealdstone | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 25 |
| 21 | Weymouth | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | King's Lynn Town | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -29 | 11 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 38 | -39 | -5 |
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